Alumni-led fundraising has
always been an instrumental part of the Oxford Thinking Campaign. A scholarship programme for Hong Kong students
established in 1979 at Wadham College by business leader and philanthropist Dr
Lee Shau Kee has inspired a new generation of giving. The pioneering
scholarships, which ran until 2006, provided a vital link between Oxford and
Hong Kong and allowed 100 of Hong Kong’s most talented students to pursue an
undergraduate degree at Oxford, many of whom have gone on to leading roles in
business, legal and engineering professions in Hong Kong and around the world.
In 2012, a small group of alumni volunteers began a fundraising campaign for a
new seminar room named after their benefactor at Wadham College, which has
inspired nearly half of their fellow Scholars to become involved. So far,
£200,000 has been raised and donations are still coming in.
Victor
Lee (Wadham 1993), Managing Director of JP Morgan Asset
Management in Hong Kong, said, “During the 1970s and 1980s, studying at Oxford was
only a dream for many students from Hong Kong, but Dr Lee turned this dream
into a reality. The Seminar Room campaign is a lasting tribute to Dr Lee’s
generosity and vision at the College, and a reminder of how giving can inspire
others.”For more stories on how Oxford alumni are leading the second phase of the Oxford Thinking Campaign to secure investment in the next generation, visit http://www.campaign.ox.ac.uk/

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